Earthquake details

Thursday, May 29, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 29, 1975 at 15:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 150.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.172 and latitude 33.009.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	378.0 km
Coordinates	33.009, 137.172
UTC time	1975-05-29 15:44:44.500

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-05-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	150.7 km
Ise	169.8 km
Matsusaka	184.4 km
Tahara	184.9 km
Tanabe	186.2 km
Kosai	191.1 km
Hamamatsu	195.3 km
Toyohashi	196.6 km
Iwata	198.4 km
Tsu	201.3 km
Omaezaki	201.8 km
Gojō	202.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	130.4 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	135.3 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	175.5 km

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